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wilmington gazette vhrta oolis per vlww.j published wfm,i.y 1iy a hall v s ,|. clark tuf.sday march 13 1804 put to destroy the latter though ufter prey ing v/ith ferocity for centuries upon the hu man species but to drown him in a sea of human blood beware of this monster truth is a divine attribute the foundation of virtue and happiness and the best weapon of defence llen-r the republican in the support and ucft&l'fce of his natural lights needs no other weapon/but to act consistent ly with that lii in basis hut when jit de signing aristocrat finds himself deluded in his endeavours to introduce an arbitrary sys tem we behold volumes of scurriliiy issuing forth and the truth in mtrojrade it is tho't however by the best judges that nf aily so ven eighths of our federalists are at heart tri(e and genuine republicans ; but by a long series of misinformation backed by the au thority of a few aspiring aristocrats uiuy are traditioneu into a wrong belief ol things and the cunning intrigues that have been made use of have overpowered and imposed on their mistaken credulity and they act by a!1 implicit laith they believe as they have been taught viz that federalism contains the essence of those principles and liberties for which the dared to lorsake every enjoyment of a domestic kind ily to arms and risque both lifeuudwiune to defend ; and that the tenets of the democrat are nothing more than a wild frantic incoherent system ol jargon impregnated with fremu revolution ry phylosophy lending to anarchy deism atheism ana a total subversion of all their rights and privileges both civil and sacfod i feel sir sensibly affected in behalf of this infatuated innocent and valuable part of ttÂ»e community speak to tlii people mr kditor : tell them that the two opposite spirits which per vade the united slates at the presfcjit day arc very nearly the same a those formerly known by the name of vjl.it and tury that the one favours but loo strongly ofow mo narchy while the other intiilcutes the natu ral and unalianuble rights of man aÂ«ik them by what spirit they wire stimulated to i inarch forth with heroic zeal to face the bold veterans of f.urope to jeopard their lives in the high places of the bejd to ncet tkehor fid clangor of martial implemt-nlr t con front with undaunted cou'ra^e tlic dread ar tilleryof ruin and ilnath i even the same spi rit which they are now inadvertently oppo j sing the spirit of that liberty and freedom winch was given us by imt and nature tell them that a world ofcrnft and intrieut were used to prejudice nil cniblitcr ihe i.iindsof ifre people cif the united states a gainst the french nation tell tl.em that all the arts of sophistry stratagem mjid intrigue were exerted to aggravate and increase tiiat prejudice ; that to this end a cannibal's pro gress was forged circulated read and too much believed a petti porcupine alias cobbet was sent from drituin to sow the seeds of discord publish the bloody-buoy kc â€” tell tiibiu of br morse 'Â» lodges ofil luminati established in america which have never been heard of since they were fust conceived inthe brain of the good doctor tell them how it was proclaimed tluit our bibles would be burnt our meeting houses pulled down and our religion destroyed if mr jefferson should come in president and how nothing of this has come to pass or is likely to come to pass uul instead of this tell them that religion hus remarkably revi ved in many parts of cur land that the new convc.u are generally the friends of mr lef ferson and his administration that mr jfef , i'erson has contributed large sums of money for the propagation of the gospel among the heathen and supports a clergyman upon his own expence at home tell them how the present government has put an end to the alarming increase of the public debt anil thinned the swarms of placemen who thrÂ«at ened to eat out our substance how it has abolished useless offices removed oppressive systems of taxation so that we have no more an odious stamp act excise land ta super visors and assessors ncr sedition laws alien jaws navy-loans army-loans and eight pey cent loans but instead thereof are paying off our public debt at the rate of seven millions three hundred thousand dollars a year with nothing but the old impost as estabjished un der the former administration tell them furthermore that the heroic gentlemen who would have wailed in blood i'or the purpose of taking possession of new orleans by force of arms do now despise to receive that and the whole territory of louisiana by the peaceable negociation of the president sit ho purchased for a song in comparison with its real worth and consequence to the united states tejl them that the taking of new oijeans by force would most certainly have involved us in a war with spain and france ; then must we have implored the assistance of great britain who would undoubtedly have been ready to protect us on her own terms in b word tell them that federalism wss con ceived in the essex or humiltoninti junto lav in embryo till the time of jay's treaty and by a preternatural growth under the init ad ministration was rapidly advancing to the stature nf a giant but thank heaven id now 'â– overthrown and lies convulsing in the ago ! hies of dissolution j nml leaving every man in the possession of every power that lie cn'u exercise to hi own advantage without infringing the equal li berty of others he fohowed in other coim u*i#h ntÂ«l at length becohu universal > the eyes of all the civilized at least all the chris tianized part of the world re now upon this lountiy ; us being cvidmily in a state of more rapid improvement than any other was ever mown to lie ; and i trust that eventual ly your administration will'be a blessing not nnlv lo the united states of america b,qito nil niaiikinil t another reason why twish toperfixmgyr iuuih to this work and more appropriatl^o the subject f it is that ou have been the blieniinusaiid uniform advocate of rthgious uk n'cll ih ol itu liberty both in your own male of virginia and through the united states ' in jjcifera ; leeirix in the clearest j light the various and great mischiefs that liavirarisrn from anv particular form of reli gion i)l-in!>;f:iv(i<ire(l by the state more than â– > any ouiei . lit ronsÂ«<iueo5c of this tlieproi fi-ssiofl tuul practice af religion is he're'aji ire'c as that of philosophy or medicine vand now the experience'of more than twenty yearn leaves little room to doubt that it is a state of things the most favourable to mutual candour which is of great importance to dumestic peace mid good neighbourhood and to the cause gf all truth thai of religion iciist of all exempted wticn every thing i thus leftio free discussion there can be no doubt but that truth will finally prevail and establish it self by its own evldcncc ; and he ntust know little of history or ofhuman nattu e who can ilriagirie that truth of any kind will be ulti mately urifftvoifrabje to ge'itertd happiness a man must tntcrtain a secret suspicion of his own principles who wirhes for unjr ex clusive advantage in the defence or profes sion ui'uicm lla\inu fled fropi a statr of persecution in england nnd having been not without some cause of apprehension in the ihte administra tion here i liel the jrtalcr satisfaction in : the prospect of passing the remainder of an [ nctive life when i naturally wish for repose . under yoyr protection tho.fgh i am arri j veil at the usual term of human life it is now iily that i fun sÂ»y i see nothing to fear from tin hand of power the povernnient under j which live being for the first time truly fa vourable to me and though i think it has been evident thai i have never been impro perly swayed hv the principle of fear it is â– â– >â€”â€¢"}? Â« i !â€¢;â– Â»->Â»â– i h out of the pnssibi lit ofitsiueucnce especially towards the clii*e of life cnjoyinji n dtrree of pr and i si prrv'ious to the state of more perfect rest from labour in the rÂ»rave ; with the hope of rising to a slate of greater activity security ilhd happiness beyond it this is all that any ntan can trjsh or h^ve in this world ; and this sir under your administration i en joy with the most perftr.t attachment and e vei-y good wish 1 subscribe myself not yom subject or jrouf humble servant but your sincere admirer . joseph priestley northumberland ju[r 1 802 -Â»Â»:<Â»â™¦â™¦:Â» congress house of replttsdntatlves wednesday feb 15 . mr nicholson reported a bill for in corporating the theatre association in the city of washington mefurred mr nicholson reported a bil providint for the settlement of sundry claims to public ] lands lying south of the state of tennessee whieh'wn referred ! mr leib observed that an account of the most extraordinary nature had been recently laid before the house by the navy department respecting the expences of tlie marinet'orps it was indeed a phenomenon in accounts it was of such a nature as required the interpo sition of the house cither to annihilate or reform the office af accountant of the navy the statement was a species of nondescript never seen before in the united states iromit it appeared that ttie public mon hud ten expended in a most extravagant wny 1 without any efficient check from it it lifce vme appeared that the lieutenant colonel commandant had united in his person tie of fice of quarter-master forage-master com missary and pay-masicr without check or coiilroul there â– * aba high necessity dr leib said when the government wa Â» looking to economical reforms to attempt some re form in tiiis department of expenres it was his opinion that the office of ihe account ant ot the navy ought lo be abwished or at uny rate sonit salutary reform effected he therefor moved the following resolution : 'â€¢ that the committee of ways and means be instructed lo enquire into the expediency of kbolilhing the omc of accmintsntof the nm to report by bill or otherwise v ' mr j tlav kiiid lieiÂ«(l<4c ol>jrrtions to the passage of the reflation but he would state ibr the information of ilio house th%t the committee of way and means had the objact together willi that presented by an enquiry into the expediency of abolishing the louden nov 2c the late metisor tÂ«e mttenr seen on sunday nigi.t last between ei^ht and nine o'clock attracted the notice of all those who happentii to see it for a considerable distance round the metro polis it had an oval form at-.d wus followed by sparks which gave it somewhat the ap pearance of having a tail it emitted a very vivid blue light it moved with great veloci ty in a north west direction anduisuppearvd by entering a thick black cloud ; a few se conds after which a most awfui rumbling noise like distant thunder cr a heavy dis charge of artillery was heaul ; the whole of the metropolis was illuminated by it the passengers in leicestertehb were particular ly affected by it and several females were to much alarmed that they c.-camed out a letter from southern pu.ii of the 14th lays 1 yesterday evening between eight and pine o'clor.k the inhabitants of the town were much surprised at i great und unusual ap pearance of light in the clement about sixty decree above the horizon in the'w s w quarter which illuminated the buildings c in it passage upon the opposite point of the 1 fompnlih li was not visible mure than 18 or 2 seconds the night was fine the hemi sphere clear & stalrry with a moderate breeze from the westward ; the v'vets were in ge neral pretty much crowded the evening service at the di herein churches sec hiving concluded lÂ»ut a short time before this posing meteor was discovered between eight and nine o'clock on sunday night the tame ball of fire appeared over lewes which for stiver seconds illuminated the hemisphere in tin ex traordinary manner a penen returning from brighton on the roof of a cosch asscits the light was so strong that it enabled him to see not only the cattle and sheep in the dis tant meadows but also li.ie shipping at sea its bursting was felt at several houses which t actually shook and so alarmed their inha bitants that they started from their seats as if in fear of being overwhelmed with destruc tion on sunday evening the inhabitants of ro chester and neighbourhood were much a iiirmed by the uncommon luminous meteor which appeared in the air the light was so great for the space of a minute that ob jects were ducerned ut a cons>dcrab,ie dis tance it was followed by a tixvnuloim ooiie this phenomi-non is not calculated to ex cite tb(t terror and dread which in the dark agos of superstition the designing were wont to raise a cotny.arison of well authentica ted falts authorise a conclusion that similar events are by no means uncommon but bv happening in the day time or after the inha bitants have in general retired to rest they are observed but by few ; and the relation if made disregarded ; and it is perhaps as much owing to the tinje ol tlfe evening in whlchthis meteor appeared as to its raagni tuclc and brillicncy that ','. lias excited much curiosity from the circumstasce of fs ap pearance at dover cranbrooic cheluisford len-es brighthelmstone aijd snutjtampton compared with its appearance at i jndoii it seems that the bodv which occasioned this li it was moving with incredible swiftness at avast height above the earth ir a direction nearly w or s w and in a line paising to t!ie southward of the coail if ksrtx ac cordingly we expect in the course of time to liearthat it was teen it france ami proba bly farther in a south west direction and in rt contrary direction across england wales and perhaps ireland it was pbseryej near the horse ouards in westminster to pass ubout!8 or 3bnvgi'ees to the southward of the zenith and about 2b or 2'j minutes ulter 8 ny that clock which is well and constantly regulated to keep true time ; the whole time the light occasioned by the meteor last ed was not estimated to exceed jive or six seconds from we height nt which ibis me teor was moving and its velocity we have but little expectation of hearing of its fÂ«tll or of any of those masses of iron and stony matter which have in so many well authen ticated instance fallen from the atmosphere and huiitd ibemselves it the earth on the bursting or rxtiii<:tiaii-Â«f so many similar meteors sh./uld however tjie noise of the ofjriy suc,h musses be htajd,or the holes he discovered in any part we hope that the curious will not fail to thoroughly investigate the facts for the purpose of increasing our knowledge on this very intricate and curious subject m rti i'd the editor of the political observatory sir i send yen this talk m \\ being imperfert government there fore btconies thlhupcnsible a republican government is thu best medium betwixt the two extremes il anarchy and despotism the luiv'e been termed two monsters hard lobe overcome the former of these has ciicrallv been delected and conquered with iu4e und moil frequently without blood shed 4 but no wiy has v*r ye buen found that leading federalists are in love with british n,l with arbitrary government is apparent to evtty utvtcrvcr in many points i view m shall nut feerc n*utiojj : but shah just oeserte fliat the fedcial newspa pers 4o fftnr j irf r - rr ml with hiph t-ucoiui itms on all the tram.ictions of the l'.ritiuh govenimtiit wbetherit be tlit destruction of openhaÂ£i:ii mil tlie mhirrier of the innocent danes or the prostration of the rights of commerce uu<l of the liberty ofitsowt sub jects l'nillu nnoie 1 in not long since in a federal btolptpt 1 ! the following txclatiiii tion " the c(emaurata arc continually nlii iiiiiij about il,t ioi.li of the itrituh govern ment and the immenv sums lavished away to mippfclt llit catdlitc hint sin round the throne and then uv way of retaliation goes on to state the ciioimous minis nettled on kunnnpai te ami his connection hut how does ilu c ( st of tin french or british go vernment concern u otherwise than we wish will to the people af ijotfi nuti.>iit ?. l appears however plain autl obvji.vs tlrtu tl author of this accusation doc ardently iliirtt i tor monarchical rovtf flitnent lo.liuve u ting and nobles in this country and a relinute of atc!hu"s urrounulng the throne without doobt lie would r.ompom oaa el chc number also an cmubiivlu l relit^ioit iloubtk-ss pos vivisin^.^rcht mi<>ei unit hplt'iu i ) ecclesian tiual'3ums l eatiiblinlird oo a firm basis bish Â«)Â» ajwt p<-uc%<|^iih ylurieg from the croyÂ«n sufficient to iiiafliiain their fu;milkkiii luxoiy and i-:iÂ«c r.hile the j;tcat body of the eo|iic woiiui t/e rifjucetl t slavery without the liojie of alleviation orthe mean of dtli vcrir.c ihc msclvrs from their wretchedneti now mr kditor if the people will htav the litlk and ret rive li^ht it will be well for them : otherwise we can only lament thut tery ihoul.d live on in darkness utid die under the rloiul .Â« n old ioudikb oitntyofche.'/iirti hi -. 5<j ilio k ii ii i shoum hr obliged to talk i\n\,u kir 1 kl.ill endeavour to talk a little more plaint tnc fr.l!owtng ahirtioni'.'te address f:om dr i'hi/sti kv to mr jkkk^hsok as a dedication of n valuable work which is to l.ve for ayct vill lie a tofficlsni guard on tjie mind of noiurily agattttt tli criniinal iiivci tivts bare tnisrerirfvemaltrins und rkndi sline purpose's of unprincipled men the wort in four volumes fÂ«k tonlinua lion and cuin.iletion of l)i priestley's tc v.lÂ«Â«iumirÂ»l lliau.i to illumas jl.llf.rtson i isnitxi it tut united sv*vki siji my high respect for your rharacler as a politician t i nl a nun makes me desirous to roniit r.t iny name in lame ineaiurt wirh yours while it is iii my powi r by means of borne publication to doit the lint part of this work which bro't th history to tlie fall of the western empire van dedicated to a zealot friend of civil and religious liberty hut inn private station â€” what he or any otker fi irnc of liberty in eu rope could only do by their good wishes iry tjieir writings or by patient suffering yon s;r are actually accomplishii'p and upon a theatre of great and growing extent it it the boast of this country that it has a constitution tlie mint favourable to political liberty and private happiness ef any in the world ; and all ay that besides your treat merit with respect to several articles of he first importance to public liberty in the in strument itseli you have ever been one of the steadiest friends to the genuine principles and spirit of it and to this opinion your conduct in various public offices and now in thfc highest in this free state give the clear est attestation many have appeared the fritrtids of liberty while they were subject to the power of o thcrs.and csik-cially when they were suffering by it ; â€” but i do not reco|lcct one besides yourself who retained the same principles and acted upon them in a situation of actual power yini/sir have done morn than this haviflg voluntarily proposed to reli-j juis|i part of tne power which the constitution you ; and instead of adding to the burdens of the people you have endeavoured to light en them though with the necessary conse quences of a proportional diminution of your influence may this jreat example which i doubt not will demonstrate the practicability of truly republican principles on the mu rig/its of all the members oj a statt by the'ne . lual existence of a form of government cal culated to answer all the useful purposes of government giving equal protection to all â€¢ when the constitution r ., â– f.rint.l mr j'jf er ' on aiobscnt on the service if iris coun trv in i ii rope but on ricrivinfo eojgtofitht lute strongly to mr madisou urging the tj.mt â– / provision for the freedom oj religion tht free dom oj the press tlte tt ial h juty the habeas torpus the substitution of a militia for it stand ing army f an txpttss reset vaticn to the itatei vj all the rights not specifically grcnttu to tht i union mr madison acicrdinglj moted in the first session oj congress fir thr.se anuttdmrnls and i.htj were agreed to and ratifcdlw tktitotti < iinhey now stand [Â»â– &/.. r vj 375

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wilmington gazette vhrta oolis per vlww.j published wfm,i.y 1iy a hall v s ,|. clark tuf.sday march 13 1804 put to destroy the latter though ufter prey ing v/ith ferocity for centuries upon the hu man species but to drown him in a sea of human blood beware of this monster truth is a divine attribute the foundation of virtue and happiness and the best weapon of defence llen-r the republican in the support and ucft&l'fce of his natural lights needs no other weapon/but to act consistent ly with that lii in basis hut when jit de signing aristocrat finds himself deluded in his endeavours to introduce an arbitrary sys tem we behold volumes of scurriliiy issuing forth and the truth in mtrojrade it is tho't however by the best judges that nf aily so ven eighths of our federalists are at heart tri(e and genuine republicans ; but by a long series of misinformation backed by the au thority of a few aspiring aristocrats uiuy are traditioneu into a wrong belief ol things and the cunning intrigues that have been made use of have overpowered and imposed on their mistaken credulity and they act by a!1 implicit laith they believe as they have been taught viz that federalism contains the essence of those principles and liberties for which the dared to lorsake every enjoyment of a domestic kind ily to arms and risque both lifeuudwiune to defend ; and that the tenets of the democrat are nothing more than a wild frantic incoherent system ol jargon impregnated with fremu revolution ry phylosophy lending to anarchy deism atheism ana a total subversion of all their rights and privileges both civil and sacfod i feel sir sensibly affected in behalf of this infatuated innocent and valuable part of ttÂ»e community speak to tlii people mr kditor : tell them that the two opposite spirits which per vade the united slates at the presfcjit day arc very nearly the same a those formerly known by the name of vjl.it and tury that the one favours but loo strongly ofow mo narchy while the other intiilcutes the natu ral and unalianuble rights of man aÂ«ik them by what spirit they wire stimulated to i inarch forth with heroic zeal to face the bold veterans of f.urope to jeopard their lives in the high places of the bejd to ncet tkehor fid clangor of martial implemt-nlr t con front with undaunted cou'ra^e tlic dread ar tilleryof ruin and ilnath i even the same spi rit which they are now inadvertently oppo j sing the spirit of that liberty and freedom winch was given us by imt and nature tell them that a world ofcrnft and intrieut were used to prejudice nil cniblitcr ihe i.iindsof ifre people cif the united states a gainst the french nation tell tl.em that all the arts of sophistry stratagem mjid intrigue were exerted to aggravate and increase tiiat prejudice ; that to this end a cannibal's pro gress was forged circulated read and too much believed a petti porcupine alias cobbet was sent from drituin to sow the seeds of discord publish the bloody-buoy kc â€” tell tiibiu of br morse 'Â» lodges ofil luminati established in america which have never been heard of since they were fust conceived inthe brain of the good doctor tell them how it was proclaimed tluit our bibles would be burnt our meeting houses pulled down and our religion destroyed if mr jefferson should come in president and how nothing of this has come to pass or is likely to come to pass uul instead of this tell them that religion hus remarkably revi ved in many parts of cur land that the new convc.u are generally the friends of mr lef ferson and his administration that mr jfef , i'erson has contributed large sums of money for the propagation of the gospel among the heathen and supports a clergyman upon his own expence at home tell them how the present government has put an end to the alarming increase of the public debt anil thinned the swarms of placemen who thrÂ«at ened to eat out our substance how it has abolished useless offices removed oppressive systems of taxation so that we have no more an odious stamp act excise land ta super visors and assessors ncr sedition laws alien jaws navy-loans army-loans and eight pey cent loans but instead thereof are paying off our public debt at the rate of seven millions three hundred thousand dollars a year with nothing but the old impost as estabjished un der the former administration tell them furthermore that the heroic gentlemen who would have wailed in blood i'or the purpose of taking possession of new orleans by force of arms do now despise to receive that and the whole territory of louisiana by the peaceable negociation of the president sit ho purchased for a song in comparison with its real worth and consequence to the united states tejl them that the taking of new oijeans by force would most certainly have involved us in a war with spain and france ; then must we have implored the assistance of great britain who would undoubtedly have been ready to protect us on her own terms in b word tell them that federalism wss con ceived in the essex or humiltoninti junto lav in embryo till the time of jay's treaty and by a preternatural growth under the init ad ministration was rapidly advancing to the stature nf a giant but thank heaven id now 'â– overthrown and lies convulsing in the ago ! hies of dissolution j nml leaving every man in the possession of every power that lie cn'u exercise to hi own advantage without infringing the equal li berty of others he fohowed in other coim u*i#h ntÂ«l at length becohu universal > the eyes of all the civilized at least all the chris tianized part of the world re now upon this lountiy ; us being cvidmily in a state of more rapid improvement than any other was ever mown to lie ; and i trust that eventual ly your administration will'be a blessing not nnlv lo the united states of america b,qito nil niaiikinil t another reason why twish toperfixmgyr iuuih to this work and more appropriatl^o the subject f it is that ou have been the blieniinusaiid uniform advocate of rthgious uk n'cll ih ol itu liberty both in your own male of virginia and through the united states ' in jjcifera ; leeirix in the clearest j light the various and great mischiefs that liavirarisrn from anv particular form of reli gion i)l-in!>;f:iv(i any ouiei . lit ronsÂ«â€”â€¢"}? Â« i !â€¢;â– Â»->Â»â– i h out of the pnssibi lit ofitsiueucnce especially towards the clii*e of life cnjoyinji n dtrree of pr and i si prrv'ious to the state of more perfect rest from labour in the rÂ»rave ; with the hope of rising to a slate of greater activity security ilhd happiness beyond it this is all that any ntan can trjsh or h^ve in this world ; and this sir under your administration i en joy with the most perftr.t attachment and e vei-y good wish 1 subscribe myself not yom subject or jrouf humble servant but your sincere admirer . joseph priestley northumberland ju[r 1 802 -Â»Â»:jrrtions to the passage of the reflation but he would state ibr the information of ilio house th%t the committee of way and means had the objact together willi that presented by an enquiry into the expediency of abolishing the louden nov 2c the late metisor tÂ«e mttenr seen on sunday nigi.t last between ei^ht and nine o'clock attracted the notice of all those who happentii to see it for a considerable distance round the metro polis it had an oval form at-.d wus followed by sparks which gave it somewhat the ap pearance of having a tail it emitted a very vivid blue light it moved with great veloci ty in a north west direction anduisuppearvd by entering a thick black cloud ; a few se conds after which a most awfui rumbling noise like distant thunder cr a heavy dis charge of artillery was heaul ; the whole of the metropolis was illuminated by it the passengers in leicestertehb were particular ly affected by it and several females were to much alarmed that they c.-camed out a letter from southern pu.ii of the 14th lays 1 yesterday evening between eight and pine o'clor.k the inhabitants of the town were much surprised at i great und unusual ap pearance of light in the clement about sixty decree above the horizon in the'w s w quarter which illuminated the buildings c in it passage upon the opposite point of the 1 fompnlih li was not visible mure than 18 or 2 seconds the night was fine the hemi sphere clear & stalrry with a moderate breeze from the westward ; the v'vets were in ge neral pretty much crowded the evening service at the di herein churches sec hiving concluded lÂ»ut a short time before this posing meteor was discovered between eight and nine o'clock on sunday night the tame ball of fire appeared over lewes which for stiver seconds illuminated the hemisphere in tin ex traordinary manner a penen returning from brighton on the roof of a cosch asscits the light was so strong that it enabled him to see not only the cattle and sheep in the dis tant meadows but also li.ie shipping at sea its bursting was felt at several houses which t actually shook and so alarmed their inha bitants that they started from their seats as if in fear of being overwhelmed with destruc tion on sunday evening the inhabitants of ro chester and neighbourhood were much a iiirmed by the uncommon luminous meteor which appeared in the air the light was so great for the space of a minute that ob jects were ducerned ut a cons>dcrab,ie dis tance it was followed by a tixvnuloim ooiie this phenomi-non is not calculated to ex cite tb(t terror and dread which in the dark agos of superstition the designing were wont to raise a cotny.arison of well authentica ted falts authorise a conclusion that similar events are by no means uncommon but bv happening in the day time or after the inha bitants have in general retired to rest they are observed but by few ; and the relation if made disregarded ; and it is perhaps as much owing to the tinje ol tlfe evening in whlchthis meteor appeared as to its raagni tuclc and brillicncy that ','. lias excited much curiosity from the circumstasce of fs ap pearance at dover cranbrooic cheluisford len-es brighthelmstone aijd snutjtampton compared with its appearance at i jndoii it seems that the bodv which occasioned this li it was moving with incredible swiftness at avast height above the earth ir a direction nearly w or s w and in a line paising to t!ie southward of the coail if ksrtx ac cordingly we expect in the course of time to liearthat it was teen it france ami proba bly farther in a south west direction and in rt contrary direction across england wales and perhaps ireland it was pbseryej near the horse ouards in westminster to pass ubout!8 or 3bnvgi'ees to the southward of the zenith and about 2b or 2'j minutes ulter 8 ny that clock which is well and constantly regulated to keep true time ; the whole time the light occasioned by the meteor last ed was not estimated to exceed jive or six seconds from we height nt which ibis me teor was moving and its velocity we have but little expectation of hearing of its fÂ«tll or of any of those masses of iron and stony matter which have in so many well authen ticated instance fallen from the atmosphere and huiitd ibemselves it the earth on the bursting or rxtiiiiit ?. l appears however plain autl obvji.vs tlrtu tl author of this accusation doc ardently iliirtt i tor monarchical rovtf flitnent lo.liuve u ting and nobles in this country and a relinute of atc!hu"s urrounulng the throne without doobt lie would r.ompom oaa el chc number also an cmubiivlu l relit^ioit iloubtk-ss pos vivisin^.^rcht mi<>ei unit hplt'iu i ) ecclesian tiual'3ums l eatiiblinlird oo a firm basis bish Â«)Â» ajwt p